New York Academy of Sciences Podcast

Experimenting with Summer Science Ed

This year, the Academy launched its new "Summer Matters" mentoring program, which paired grad students with primary school kids for a hands-on brand of science-ed over the summer. S&C visited one of those schools to get a deeper look into STEM education—that is, Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math—in the city. See a special online audio-slideshow: A DNA-Relay Race at Booker T.

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About the Academy

The New York Academy of Sciences is the world's nexus of scientific innovation in the service of humanity. For nearly 200 years — since 1817 — the Academy has brought together extraordinary people working at the frontiers of discovery and promoted vital links between science and society.